The Butcher Co

THE BUTCHER CO. SNAGS WINNERS

The Butcher Co was successful in its bid to acquire the Speckle Park infused steers that won the Ekka Prime Beef Champion Pen of 6 (400 – 520kg), at Silverdale Saleyards on 21 July 2022.

After a decade of owning and operating The Butcher Co stores at Boonah and Kalbar, South-East Queensland, owner Kane Lutter consistently seeks out Speckle Park beef. Kane purchased his first Speckle Park infused steer approximately 3 years ago at the Beaudesert show sale.

“I was blown away by how even the marbling was. The eating quality was unreal. This steer was the best carcase we have ever had through the shop. So now, whenever we find them at the sales, we buy them – mostly from show sales as they have really well finished cattle. We have 5 speckle cross steers on feed at the moment. We have a lot of customers come back and comment about the eating quality when we sell Speckle Park beef. We also brought the Grand Champion steer from the Ekka sale (a Limousin steer) but I tell everyone that the Speckle Park steers will be better because they’ll have far superior marbling through the rib fillet. We have already had a lot of pre-sales for these speckled steers” Kane says.

Having grown up on a cattle farm to parents who worked on the farm and in meatworks, Kane has been involved with beef his entire life. Running some of his own breeders to produce stock for his shops, Kane commented “I had mostly run Brangus cattle and in the last few years, I added a few head of purebred Angus but now I am looking to get a Speckle Park bull to put over my cows. Hopefully I can pick one up in the Toowoomba sale later this year.”

“the best carcase we have ever had through the shop” - Kane Lutter